Acute febrile illness: A stepwise approach for clinicians
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2018-04
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Acute febrile illness (AFI) is a common clinical problem, and can be due to various causes. AFI without localizing featuresacute undifferentiated febrile illness is a diagnostic challenge. Knowledge about common infections present in that particular area will give a clue to the probable etiology. But because of variety of causes and atypical presentations diagnosis of AFI remains to be a great challenge. In this review we are describing a stepwise approach for the diagnosis and management of AFI which will be useful for the practicing clinicians
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acute febrile illness, acute undifferentiated febrile illness, non-malarial acute febrile illness, host biomarkers, travellers
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A V Raveendran. Acute febrile illness: A stepwise approach for clinicians. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2018 APR; 70(2): 30-37